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Tal, Mihail

Total Games

2431

Wins

982

Draws

1175

Losses

273

40.4% wins48.3% draws11.2% losses

Most Played Openings

A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit40D41 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense29C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed29A34 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation28B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line26B48 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack24B17 - Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation24B43 - Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack23B06 - Modern Defense23B07 - Pirc Defense22

Most Faced Opponents

Botvinnik, Mikhail44 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor41 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V40 gamesSpassky, Boris V39 gamesLarsen, Bent39 gamesGeller, Efim P34 gamesTimman, Jan H33 gamesGligoric, Svetozar32 gamesPortisch, Lajos32 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev31 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gurevich, Dmitry vs Tal, Mihail

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Jussupow, Artur

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 23th

1960

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 24th

1961

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FCGFCG
0-1

Szukszta, Janusz vs Tal, Mihail

WchT U26

1956

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 24th

1961

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 23th

1960

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Portisch, Lajos

WchT U26

1958

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily

Biel Interzonal

1976

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Games (2431)

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Tal, Mihail vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 B99
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 B83
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Keres mem 1983 C09
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 C82
Kasparov, Gary vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 E11
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 C07
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 C18
Tal, Mihail vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1983 C95
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Tbilisi sim m 1982 E12
Tal, Mihail vs Rodriguez, Ruben
1-0
Moscow Interzonal 1982 B92
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal 1982 A75
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Tbilisi sim m 1982 A29
Tal, Mihail vs Sax, Gyula
1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal 1982 B76
Timman, Jan H vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Hoogovens 1982 C81
Tal, Mihail vs Velimirovic, Dragoljub
1-0
Moscow Interzonal 1982 A67
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Tbilisi sim m 1982 C63
Tal, Mihail vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal 1982 B43
Tal, Mihail vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal 1982 B82
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Tbilisi sim m 1982 B70
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1982 A04
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Tbilisi sim m 1982 B16
Petrosian, Arshak B vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Yerevan 1982 D27
Murrey, Jacob vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Moscow Interzonal 1982 B82
Tal, Mihail vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0
Moscow Interzonal 1982 A17
Andersson, Ulf vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal 1982 A07
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal 1982 E51
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi sim m 1982 B96
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1982 B44
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Tbilisi sim m 1982 A48
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi sim m 1982 A09
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Arshak B
1/2-1/2
Riga 1981 B25
Tal, Mihail vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Lvov 1981 D55
Petrosian, Arshak B vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Lvov 1981 A73
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1981 E15
Tal, Mihail vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 E20
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Arshak B
1/2-1/2
Yerevan 1980 A07
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
Candidats qf1 1980 B96
Tal, Mihail vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 E42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Candidats qf1 1980 D58
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1980 B44
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Candidats qf1 1980 E99
Tal, Mihail vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 B85
Tal, Mihail vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 B92
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 B99
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Bugojno 1980 D48
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 C42
Larsen, Bent vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Bugojno 1980 A36
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1980 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1980 D58
Hort, Vlastimil vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 E15
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